NYSE:SCL - Stepan Stock Price, Price Target & More

Stepan trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SCL."

Stepan announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 31st will be given a dividend of $0.225 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 30th. View Stepan's Dividend History.

Stepan (NYSE:SCL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 24th. The basic materials company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.09. The basic materials company had revenue of $499.34 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $506 million. Stepan had a net margin of 4.62% and a return on equity of 14.73%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.36 EPS. View Stepan's Earnings History.

Stepan is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Stepan.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Stepan's shares. Their forecasts range from $32.00 to $36.00. On average, they expect Stepan's share price to reach $34.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 57.5%. View Analyst Ratings for Stepan.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stepan in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Stepan include Procter & Gamble (PG), Unilever (UN), UNILEVER N.V. Common Stock (UL), Ecolab (ECL) and Church & Dwight (CHD).

Media coverage about SCL stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Stepan earned a news impact score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the basic materials company an impact score of 47.56 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Stepan's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.15%). Company insiders that own Stepan stock include Arthur W Mergner, Debra Stefaniak, F Quinn Stepan, F Quinn Stepan Jr, Frank Pacholec, Gregory Servatius, Jennifer Ansbro Hale, Michael Ross Boyce, Scott C Mason and Scott R Behrens. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Stepan.

SCL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can. View Insider Buying and Selling for Stepan.

Shares of SCL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SCL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $80.51.

Stepan has a market capitalization of $1.82 billion and generates $1.93 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $91.57 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.65 on an earnings per share basis. Stepan employs 2,096 workers across the globe.

Stepan's mailing address is Edens and Winnetka Road, Northfield IL, 60093. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 847-446-7500 or via email at [email protected]